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Writers: Ann Lee, Suzee
Date Posted: 15th June 2015

Characters: N'call, Lema
Description: Lema meets N'call.
Location: Dragonsfall Weyr
Date: month 13, day 7 of Turn 7

N'call

He hummed as he put a roll on his plate and crossed the room to find a
spot at the table. "Mind if I sit," he asked without really looking at
who was already at the table.

Lema looked up when someone spoke to her; she saw that it was a rider.
She timidly said "Yes sir" as she picked at her food.

"Thanks," he said and slid his tray onto the table. "Hi," he smiled
thought she was looking at her food. "I'm N'call." He didn't remember
her but could tell by her knots that she was a candidate.

"I'm Lema" she said and slowly ate her food, yawning a few times between bites.

"You look tired" he chuckled. "It's a lot of work being a candidate
right? I remember falling into my bed and not remembering to turn the
glows I was so tired at the end of the day."

Lema nodded then asked, not having met N'call before, "What dragon did
you impress?"

"I'm bronze Haloth's rider," he smiled proudly. "Have you been here
long," he asked and took a fork full of mashed tubers slathered in
gravy.

"No I haven't; only for a few days" Lema said.

"Ahh, well it gets easier," he smiled. "Where are you from?"

"All I remember is waking in the ruins of a house by the sea; then
becoming a Drudge at Amber Hills Hold" She said.

The girl was noting if not consistent with her short answers. N'call
almost felt as if her were interviewing someone like G'nir had been
teaching him lately. "So did you get searched or did you just come to
the Weyr on your own?"

"I was searched by K'ale and P'les" she said.

"Really?" He looked at her a litte puzzled. "How many times have you Stood?"

"I was actually there holding the Klah when P'les asked if I wanted to
be a Candidate" Lema said.

**Nice,** he thought. **But not exactly what I asked.** Then he spoke
again. "So, how many times have you Stood on the sands at a hatching then?"

"Oh this will be my first time" Lema said "And to tell you the truth I
am a little scared"

"Just remember what the candidate managers taught you and you'll do
fine. Get out of their way and there won't be any issues," he smiled.
"I'm sure you'll do just fine."

"Thank you N'call; I will try and remember that" she said as she
slowly ate her food.

"Sure," he smiled. "So what do you like to do when you're not in
class?" He liked to get to know the candidates that would Stand. Part
of his newly found interest after his talks with G'nir.

"I like to draw, and write stories for fun" she said.

"That sounds nice," he nodded. "Do you plan to apprentice to the
Harpers if you don't Impress?"

"I am not sure; I never thought I would have become a Candidate.
Though I think no one really thinks they do; you know what I like to
do but I don't really know what you like" Lema said.

He smiled at her then. "Of course I understand. I never thought I'd
Impress bronze." He put his utensils down next to his plate and
steepled his fingers around his klah. "Just remember though, if you
stay at the Weyr, you can craft."

Lema nodded and said "I am hoping to Impress Green; and like I have
said I write and draw for fun"

"Well I wish you the best," he smiled and picked up his plate. "It's
been very nice chatting with you Lema," he smiled. Getting up he took
his plate back to the counter and waved as he exited the dining
cavern.

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